Archives for November 2016

November 30, 2016

When I was a high school student, one of my classmates wrote a research paper on the number of people killed or injured by ballast sandbags that had been dropped from hot-air balloons. If I recall correctly there were no deaths or injuries and the paper was confined to the documents he researched. I can’t

November 29, 2016

“A Blue Christmas” will roll through Downtown Longview during the annual Longview AMBUCS Christmas Parade at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, December 1. Starting at the intersection of Green Street and Whaley Street, the parade route travels west along Whaley Street, turns south onto Horaney Street, turns east along Methvin Street, and concludes at the intersection of

Just wait till we get our 1st rain, that new junior high school is going to flood. How many times have you heard that or maybe even thought that? Not according to an elevation map created by Juays Photography Aerial Services. Now I am no construction expert, but I do know that water will always

November 28, 2016

Updated 11/28/2016 – 11:40am On Monday, November 28 at approximately 4:30 a.m. the Marshall Police Department received a call about a shooting that occurred at a residence in the 1500 block of Grafton Street. When officers arrived, they located a deceased male with what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The victim has been identified

November 27, 2016

A new Thanksgiving tradition has begun in the Piney Woods, and it is beginning to have a family flair. The second East Texas Baddest Woodsman contest was held in Jefferson, Texas November 26, 2016 with good turnout. The contest pits contestants in a timed event to see who can split four logs, each into

November 25, 2016

When I was younger, I assumed many things about adulthood. I assumed, for instance, that I would be feasting on the finest ice cream this beautiful world has to offer at each meal. Well, that one ended up coming true since Blue Bell is so widely available, but that’s beside the point. Another assumption I

November 24, 2016

The Marshall Police Department is investigating a crash that claimed the life of a female pedestrian. On Thursday, November 24, at approximately 7:00 p.m., officers were dispatched to FM 31 near Elysian Fields Avenue. Preliminary reports suggest a motorist was traveling southbound on FM 31 and struck a woman who was crossing the road. The

On November 26, 1789, President George Washington declared the first nationwide celebration of thanksgiving. President Franklin D. Roosevelt later signed a bill that officially established the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. How did the United States come to celebrate this holiday on the fourth Thursday in November? Why does Canada celebrate the

November 23, 2016

During his senior season at Wiley College, Christopher Tawiah’s goals were to play professional basketball. After graduating last May, Tawiah is living his dream as he is playing for the BK Lions Jindrichuv Hradec in the Czech Republic National Basketball League. “It’s a wonderful feeling but a lot of hard work,” Tawiah said. After

For many individuals the Iran-Contra Affair was difficult to follow. It might be compared to a shell game, in which three inverted cups or nutshells are moved about, and contestants must spot which cup or shell has a pea or other object underneath. The simplest explanation of this political scandal is that it was an